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good luck Royals (even though I'm a Cards fan)

I'm named after George Brett and I enjoyed how the Royals used to be competitive before Steinbrenner's pockets ruined MLB

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Steinbrenner is one of the few owners who actually loses money to field a great team, compared to teams like the Devil Rays who could spend more than they do but would rather just hoard it for the owner.

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Steinbrenner makes money on the Yankees, but he takes less of a cut from the profit as compared to most owners. He's a fan's owner, for sure.

The Devil Rays aren't the best example of this, as their owners are fairly decent actually. It's the Marlins (Loria) that you are probably thinking of.

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Yeah, my bad, sorry. I was just making the point that Steinbrenner could keep a lot more money for himself than he actually does. But he loves the fans so much that he will operate at a loss for a year or two to sign overpriced superstars.